Golden Girl Institution Under Attack @Cajunlostincali

The young women who make it onto the teams for LSU's Golden Girls and Colorguard become part of the university's Tiger Band, an organization that is "a source of pride to thousands of LSU students, alumni, fans, faculty, and administration," according to its 2017 handbook and syllabus.

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The difference, however, between those women and the rest of the band is they can only gain or lose 5 pounds of weight from the day they make the teams through the rest of the year they remain part of it.

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The weight restriction, which Colorguard and Golden Girls members must acknowledge for the 2018-19 academic year by signing a participation agreement, is enforced through "pre-performance weigh ins conducted by" instructors, the agreements read.

I know this won't sit well with some, but these girls know this requirement going in, and it's their choice to join or not to join, you join you comply, if you don't want to comply don't join. Simplistic I know, but damn! The way things are going these days, pretty soon we're probably going to have the "Golden Guys" too.

I know this won't sit well with some, but these girls know this requirement going in, and it's their choice to join or not to join, you join you comply, if you don't want to comply don't join. Simplistic I know, but damn! The way things are going these days, pretty soon we're probably going to have the "Golden Guys" too.

I know this won't sit well with some, but these girls know this requirement going in, and it's their choice to join or not to join, you join you comply, if you don't want to comply don't join. Simplistic I know, but damn! The way things are going these days, pretty soon we're probably going to have the "Golden Guys" too.

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You think you're being absurd, but check out the picture of the finalists from last month's Saintsation tryouts....everyone in the picture was a contestant: